---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to hydrogen energy and establishing a hydrogen advisory committee."
description: "relative to hydrogen energy and establishing a hydrogen advisory committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 139"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 139 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacqueline H. Chretien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-12-28"
last_action: "2023-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7fdcd50-a54a-4bf1-af44-8476aaa687db"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0702&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "ceecf8c1756a66565bda6ba2e0d3675044d164878c7595aae1f018bf108ae7ff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 139 (2023) — relative to hydrogen energy and establishing a hydrogen advisory committee.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2023-2071s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2071s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **188–186** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jacqueline H. Chretien — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-28** Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Public Hearing: 02/03/2023 02:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-01** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/06/2023 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-27** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/13/2023 10:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-03-15** Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/13/2023 (Vote ; RC) HC 16 P. 41
- **2023-03-23** Lay HB139 on Table (Rep. Vose): MF DV 179-197 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 40 `deferral`
- **2023-03-23** Ought to Pass: MA RC 188-186 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 43 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-23** Reconsider HB139 (Rep. Adjutant): MF DV 185-192 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 43
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** Hearing: 05/09/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 21
- **2023-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1875s, 05/18/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment # 2023-1875s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1875s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2023-2071s, AA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2071s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/01/2023; SJ 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Reconsider the Vote on Third Reading and Final Passage, Rescind Third Reading and Reconsider the Vote on Ought to Pass with Amendment, MA VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-2071s and 2023-1875s (Rep. Vose): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 3
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 16
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-08-01** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2023; Chapter 148; eff: I. Sec 4 eff 11/1/2030 II. Rem eff 7/1/23 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7fdcd50-a54a-4bf1-af44-8476aaa687db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).